Battlefield of Dreams

A unique mix of theater, documentary, music and talk show about the question: to reproduce or not to reproduce? 

Whether you are dealing with this subject in your twenties, thirties or forties, or look back on it later in life, this question affects us all: what does it mean to want or have a child – or not? This is an issue that goes beyond just a personal consideration and involves diverse emotions and ethical dilemmas. Battlefield of Dreams is about (un)desired childlessness, fertility processes and abortions, about new forms of parenthood and reproductive justice. 

"These stories are present everywhere, but we hardly talk about them. In this performance, we show the often invisible and unheard stories that we carry within ourselves all of our lives, with a large group of performers, musicians and experts. It is an attempt to open up the conversation, to understand each other better and defend the right to self-determination - especially now that it is once again threatened." – Floor Houwink ten Cate 

Battlefield of Dreams is a unique fusion of physical theatre, intimate documentary, live music and a talk show with doctors and scientists in which fiction and reality intermingle. Through the eyes of women, men and (gender)queers, Battlefield of Dreams is a confrontational and moving experience about reproduction and the power of creation, and at the same time dissects the extent to which we are the creators of our own lives.